Shoe with sheath form of upper



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SHOE WITH SHEATH FORM .OF UPPER Filed NOV.- 6, 1947 INVENTOR.

Patented Dec. 28, 1948 -snoirwnn `slrEA'rHironiconortieR j ,E Af:Levine.-Brooklyrn.Nl eM., assignoi-to :I:

llcocponation ofNew York. A n ApIicatibnNouelber 6, 191m', Serial No.128454111 ..4flarms. (CLf-II) hvly'zpresentinventinn .fnelatess to shQesand :a 'mettront1 ofimakingfthem..

primary -oh: ect. :of this; nlventionis. :p1-ovine@ shoe ,upper'fewhichaisrzof. such' construcition-eas to 'ei'ect several advantages amongl `Vwl'iicl'r .are-:improved comfort :aand: .appearance and :simplicity-fiat 'manufacture;`

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avantagesfwill neinilly. umierstood;y Kfrom #the :fol- 'dowingl description; consideredainecunnectionewith 'the'. accompanying.: drawingsiwhich.fareitoibexconsidered as illustrative 4of smcnvention: ibut :not --in-limitaticm'A thereof:

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Reierr'ingmom tozztlietldrawvingszsinodetaiL.the 'shoecshowns inmerspectiuerin SER1 sasthefshoe lfor the;rightgifootracompnisesirana-,upner tu which f-.ci-.cforenantflzi :aml'sasbottome part: 2M iwlnchts -withlfpart :l1 :and'fis anielemenmof 'shnefhottom.. flxheglatter: includes an. ciutsoleiilisandeauwedgecheel11:8,fzitibeingzaunderstood that any suitable heelsxrxawfshafei11seilinstearkzofca1- wedgeriheel. It will -be-observed vthat bottom .t4 fof-the sheath Yextends transversely yfromv -one longitudnalzside t.ediie of `theshoe to A'the .opposite longitudinal! side edge. Said upper ,ML Valsoiifi- `cluclesea..portion.,.ZIB ,which conforms tothe .curva- -tureV of ltlziaarclfi of the .foot ,as Willzbe .hereinafter described irl-further detail. A,As shownfin Atil lextends. for .the :full length of the shoe, fal- .though this .is .subject .to modication,. Within the scopeof .the invention, yand .thevamp extends ...from .the .toe to :substantially .the ball line .at

the outer side 'edge .of the shoe. The .bottom part .IA ofthe foot sheath l0 isV secured to the heeland to 'theoutsolein any siu'tablev Way, .pref- .era'bjly .as .herefshown by. fan .adhesive interposed ibetween .saidlheeL outsole and'bottompart 'Hi Koi`..'the.sheathtl'nzoughont the respective contigu- -ousareasfthereofl -V .Tl'i'e Aconstruction ofi the .upper .or 'footsheath JID. XWill .now 'be .further described withA particular .relerecence to. the upper blank :LGA shownliin Fig.` '2, 'for the outer ,layer "2l of the sheath. When,..a.s shown-jin Figs. 1 ,to .5 lthe` upper i`n cludes aiming 323 a 'blank of lining jleather or Iother suitable material is provided, .said lining blankxbein'g ofthe same size and shape Yas 'the upper blankiln. 'Said lining blank is shown 4in section at "I`0B'in Fig. 4. 'Blank IBA is provided with. a narrowiongitudinal cut-out inthe .shank .portion .of .the 'bottom fforming Apart .I4 'of the blank fandthe'side edges24 and 26 are brought together and-stitched together as .indicatedV at' 28 shape' and .islooated ini-the saine position in the cordingly blank IBA may lalso be consideredvas `illustrative ofthe'flining blank 10B; solas toavoid `fduplicationof illustration.

`An insole or iinterliner L32- shewn in.l ydotted peripheralvedge outline-in iFig. f3 vis -providedin vil'the 1 -bottomloff fthe sheath i il fin :accordance A .with the .preferred embodiment. of `the invention, Lalthough as indicated in Fig. 6, the omissionfofJt-he insolel orf intetliner: is `.Within then-scope Lof -this rlfuinvuantion.. 'Whentheiinterlinerf 32 is usedfit-'lis pneferablyiformedrof;iinsoleleather, butrit :canizbe which form the vamp I2, including the longitudi-"f nal arch portion 20 are adhesively secured direot- 4 Y' various styles of shoes may be made according to this invention. It will be readily appreciated also that the part i2 of the sheath need not be closed as shown but may have an open toe, for

example, or other openings or open portions therein, and may be of various other types as will be readily apparent to shoe artisans, in view of struction and in the arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the underlying Y.' -idea or principleslof my present invention within ly to each other, while the bottom forming parts of the blanks are adhesively securedto' the opposite surfaces, respectively, of the insole. or inter' liner 32 throughout said surfaces. After the parts are thus assembled and united ,toA produce the step product shown in Fig. 3, the vamp forming part l2 is folded over the bottom forming" part I4 and the two parts are then secured together at their edges preferably by stitching as indicated at 34. As shown in Figs. V1 and 8, stitching 34 extends from apoint 36 corresponding to point 36a of Fig. 3, near the toe, at one side of the shoe, then around the toe to afpoint 38 at the opposite side ofthe shoe. Referring to Fig. 3, the points 36a and 38h are the terminals of the edge 4,0 of the vamp forming part IZ'YWVhiclh is stitched to the edge of the bottom forming part. Preferably, the stitchingis continuedV completely around the sheath lll at the edge thereof as'indicated at `40, this being desirable especially lwhen the upper is provided with a lining. 1

In Figs. 1, 5 and 8, the stitched edge portions of the vamp and bottom are in aligned relation,- butk it will be understood that said edge portions may be secured adhesively or otherwise in overlapped relation as shown, for example, at k34a, in Fig.`7.

Further, it will be observed that the upper l0 need not have a lining and the bottom part I4 of the sheath need not` have an insole or interliner, the construction of the upper being otherwise the same as indicated in Fig. 6. Moreover, it will be understood that the inner sole or. interliner 32 may be omitted from the lined upper shown in Figs. 1 to 5 and that in` such case, the outer layer and the lining may be adhesively secured insurface-to-surface relation throughout their coextensive areas'.` After the foot sheath is formed as hereinbefore described, a last is inserted and While the sheath is on the last the outsole'and heel are attached. It will be understood. that the sheath is formed from a blank whichis cut to the shapel and size required to produce a sheath which will fit properly on the last substantially as in the manufacture of slip lasted shoes. It is. to be noted, however, that it i-s within the scope of this invention to apply the upper to the last before the outer edges of the vamp and bottom'of the upper are secured to each other, particularly in a construction such as that illustrated in'Fig. 7, wherein the secured outer edges of the vamp and bottom are disposed in overlapping relation. Y z Any suitable means` may be provided latfthe rear part of the shoe for holding the shoe on the w-earers foot. As shown in Fig. 1, such means may comprise a buckled ankle strap42, of ra wellknown type, having its ends secured beneath the lttom I4 ofthe foot sheath l0 as indicated at 46. f The invention is shown embodied in. a ladys shoe but it is obvious that mens and childrens shoes may be similarly constructed, "andlthat the scope ofthe appended claims.

Having thus'fdescribed my invention, what I ,15

claimr fand desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. In a shoe having an outsole, an upper having a vamp which includes a portion shape to conform to the longitudinal 'arch of the foot and a bottom part disposed over and attached to said outsole as an element oflthe shoe bottom, saidbottom lpart being integral with `the-forward portion of said vamp and said :portionofthe'upper'at thelongitudinal arch isidev of .the shoe; and extending'VV to -the-opposite sideof the shoe,'said vamp and said. bottom-part having adjacent edge portions secured *inl vposition rvat said lastVl mentioned side of thesh0`e,`1.said 4.vamp and said :portion oi thelupper .terminating in a-rear edgewhich extends forwardlyrfrom a .pointlocatedv inthe rearipart of` `the shoeatsaid first :mentioned `side thereof toa point located inthe forwardpartfof the shoe atsaid opposite side thereof .Y

2. In a shoe having an outside; an' .upper having a vamp which includes aportion shaped to conform to the longitudinal v arch'- of the foot .and a bottom part disposed over-andrattachedto said outsoleas an element; ofthe shoe bottom,-` said bottom part being integral with the forwardpor- -tion'of said vamp and saidportion of Sthe upper at the longitudinal archsideoff vthe shoef andcxl tending to the opposite jsideofY the ishoe, said vamp being integral with said portion of theupper and. being in one'in'tegral piecefextending continuously from one side of the shoeitotthe other, saidl .nvampA and .said :bottom part having adj a'ce'nt edge :portions secured in` position at` said last mentioned side of .the shoe, csa'id ,upper having an outer layer anda lining," andan inner sole disposed .in saidbottomzpartof theiupper between 'saidff layerand .said 1ining,.said vamp andsaid portionoffthe upper terminating in=a rear ed'gewhich extends forwardly froma point 1locatedin thelre'aripart of the shoe. at vsaid ilrst f mentioned slide fthereoftoa point locatedvin the forward, part offv the lshoe atv said. opposite side thereof.-

3, Ina shoe havingan outsole, an upper having a' vamp which vincludes `a :portion shaped 'to conper atthe longitudinalarchzside of the shoe and extending to the `opposite'sideaofv'the shoe, Asaid vamp and said bottom .part yhaving adjacent edge portionsfsecuredfinuposition at said lastmenf tionedside ofthe zshoefsaid vamp and'- said prtionl of the yupper'terminatng inla rear edge vwhich extends forwardly: from va point located in the rear part* of the shoe at said'iirst mentioned side thereof to a point locatedinthe forward'part vof the shoe-aty said'pposite side thereof, said bottompartfofthe upper. being substantiallycoextensivefwith said outsole;l 1T 2' I 4. In a shoe having an outsole, an upper having a vamp which includes a portion shaped to conform to the longitudinal arch of the foot and a bottom part disposed over and attached to said outsole as an element of the shoe bottom, said bottom part being integral with the forward portion of said vamp and said portion of the upper at the longitudinal arch side of the shoe and extending to the opposite side of the shoe, said vamp being integral with said portion of the upper and being in one integral piece extending continuously from one side of the shoe to the other, said vamp and said bottom part having adjacent edge portions secured in position at said last mentioned side of the shoe, said vamp ,f

and said portion of the upper terminating in a rear edge which extends forwardly from a point REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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